Objectives: To initiate and implement a five-year programme to strengthen regional coordination in the management of Lake Victoria resources. Summary of provisions: Attachments to the Agreement set the content of the management programme which is to be implemented by the Parties (art 1). Attachment 1 provides for Components and Preparatory Activities for a Lake Victoria Environmental Management Programme. Parties agree to develop a regional co-operative framework and to integrate management of lake basin resources into other resources uses. Main focus is to be given to fisheries management, water hyacinth control, management of water quality and land use. Attachment 5 sets the action plan for the preparation of the management programme. Institutional mechanisms: A Regional Policy and Steering Committee is to be established, with a Regional Secretariat to assist it. Two Regional Task Forces with Terms of References are to be designated to specifically address different aspects of Lake Victoria resources management (art. 2).